Despite Saurik’s decision to shut down the Cydia Store, the jailbreak community is still running strong. New jailbreak tweaks are continuously being published in Cydia and are readily available for you to download.
This roundup will encompass all the jailbreak tweaks we’ve shown you this week, from Monday, December 17th to Sunday, December 23rd. As usual, we’ll kick things off by discussing our favorites and then outline the rest afterward.
Our favorite releases this week
Asteroid – FREE
If you’re searching for a way to augment the weather-telling experience on your jailbroken iPhone, then look no further then Asteroid. As the developer puts it, Asteroid is the spiritual successor to popular previous releases like Forecast and Meteor.
Asteroid brings animated weather-centric wallpapers, Lock screen weather-centric greetings, and a live Weather app icon to your jailbroken handset. Everything can be customized to your heart’s content, and you can trick your device out far better than someone without a jailbreak could ever dream of.
You can learn more about Asteroid and how it works in our full review.
LSPullToDismiss – FREE
LSPullToDismiss is a simple jailbreak tweak that adds a ‘pull-to-dismiss’ gesture to your Lock screen whenever you have a long heaping list of unread notifications.
To invoke the gesture, simply pull down on the Lock screen; this will dismiss all pending notifications from the interface and make it look clean and clutter-free again.
You can learn more about LSPullToDismiss in our full review.
NightShade EARLY ACCESS – $2.00
Nightshade EARLY ACCESS is a final beta version of a high-end, all-in-one wystem-wide Dark Mode for the iOS platform. And yes, that’s exactly what it sounds like.
Rather than installing a bevy of different Dark Mode tweaks and having a fragmented expreience, Nightshade aims to be a one-stop-shop solution for your needs. It themes just about any app, your notifications and widgets, and even the Safari web view.
You can learn more about Nightshade EARLY ACCESS and how it works in our full review.
Other releases this week
AlwaysDismissAirplaneAlert: Always dismiss the Airplane Mode alert regardless of which button you tap (free via BigBoss repository)
AppLabelXmas: Replaces the Home screen app icons with holiday-centric icons (free via CydiaGeek’s beta repository)
LSUpDateView: Moves the Lock screen date indicator up above the time (free via CydiaGeek’s beta repository)
NightshadeLite: A Lite version of the new Nightshade Dark Mode tweak (free via Packix repository – review)
OnlyLabelForFolder: Hides all Home screen labels except for folder icons (free via CydiaGeek’s beta repository)
TapTime: Tap on the Status Bar time to reveal the date (free via SparkDev’s beta repository)
unknownWA: Exchange WhatsApp messages with other people without saving numbers (free via BigBoss repository)
Xanify: Brings a bevy of new customization features to the Spotify app (free via Packix repository – review)
That wraps things up for this week’s jailbreak tweak roundup, but remember to stay tuned to iDB throughout the week to stay updated on new releases as they materialize.
If you’re looking for more tweaks, then consider adding third-party Cydia repositories to your device to expand your scope and check out last week’s jailbreak tweak roundup in case you might’ve missed anything. We also have several dedicated roundups to help you find ways to tweak your jailbroken iOS 11 device below:
- The best jailbreak tweaks to use with iOS 11
- The 13 features iOS 11 ‘borrowed’ from the jailbreak community
- These tweaks make your jailbroken iOS 10 device look like it’s running iOS 11
Those interested in jailbreaking iOS 11 might also find the following tutorials helpful:
- How to jailbreak iOS 11.0-11.4 beta 3 with unc0ver
- How to install the unc0ver jailbreak without a computer
What was your favorite jailbreak tweak released this week? Share in the comments section below.